Caledonia (ship)
Several ships have borne the name Caledonia for Caledonia:
- Caledonia (1795 ship) was launched in India and made three voyages to England for the British East India Company (EIC). She was trading in India in 1803 when a fire destroyed her, with great loss of life.
- Caledonia (1805 ship) was a Spanish ship taken in prize that made two slave trading voyages to Africa between 1805 and 1808.
- Caledonia (1815 ship) was launched at Sunderland. She initially traded with India but then in 1820 and 1822 she transported convicts to Van Diemen's Land. She became a West Indiaman until her crew had to abandon her at sea in August 1832 when she became waterlogged.
- Caledonia (1829 ship) was a merchant ship built in 1829 in India that made two voyages transporting convicts from Madras and the Swan River Colony to Sydney, Australia.
- Caledonia (1839 brig), launched at Arboath and wrecked in 1843 at Cornwall
- The Caledonia (paddle steamer), early 19th century steam vessel
- MV Caledonia, Caledonian MacBrayne ferry
- PS Caledonia (1934), a paddle steamer built in 1934, with final days as a floating pub in London until a fire in 1980 destroyed her
See also
- HMS Caledonia, various ships and bases of the Royal Navy
- USS Caledonia (1812), a warship during the War of 1812
- USS Caledonia (AK-167), an Alamosa-class cargo ship that served from 1945 until 1946
- Caledonian (ship)
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